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Current Lab Members

KaLia Burnette, M.S.

Title: Ph.D. graduate trainee
Hometown: Decatur, GA
University: Mercer University; Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research Interests: Regenerative medicine, transplantation immunology
Hobbies: Being outside, building


Miranda Chávez

Title: Ph.D. graduate trainee
Hometown: Cherry Valley, CA
University: University of La Verne, CA
Research Interests: Immunometabolism
Hobbies: Reading, cross stitching, crochet and mixology


Kate Cook

Title: Research Assistant (Lab Manager)
Hometown: Kellogg, IA
University: Iowa State University
Research Interests: Immunology
Hobbies: Arts and crafts, plants, podcasts and Dungeons & Dragons


Teal Howard

Title: Laboratory technician
Hometowns: Colby and Norton, Kansas
University:
Kansas State University
Research Interests: Type 1 Diabetes
Hobbies: Dancing, singing, drawing and reading


Anna Mahr, M.S.

Title: Ph.D. graduate trainee
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
University: College of Saint Mary, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Research Interests: Innate immunology
Hobbies: Reading and being outside


Tisya Midha

Title: Research Active Learner
Hometown: Noida, Uttar Pradesh (India)
University: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Research Interests: Molecular/Cellular Biology and neuroscience
Hobbies: Reading, watching Bollywood movies and singing


Emma Peters

Title: Student researcher
Hometown: Shawnee, Kansas
University: Kansas State University
Research Interests: Infectious disease and immunology
Hobbies: Sculpting, reading, music composition and bassoon performance


Orion Peterson

Title: Senior research associate
Hometown: Stillman Valley, IL
University: Missouri State University
Research Interests: Islet resident macrophage and T1D pathogenesis
Hobbies: Australian rules football, hiking


Harshraj Shinde, Ph.D.

Title: Postdoctoral fellow
Hometown: Balwadi, Maharashtra (India)
University: University of Tokyo, Japan
Research Interests: Omics data analysis and molecular biology
Hobbies: Chess, cricket and hiking


Sheila Tsau

Title: Research Technician/Assistant
Hometown: Socorro, NM; Irvine, CA; Lawrence, KS
University: University of Kansas
Research Interests: Neuroscience, medicine
Hobbies: Reading, origami and puzzles


Alumni

  • Lindsey E. Padgett, Ph.D.
  • Ashley R. Burg, Ph.D.
  • Jessie M. Barra, Ph.D.
  • Maria del-Carmen Seleme, Ph.D.
  • Shaonli Das, Ph.D.
  • Ruth McDowell, Ph.D.
  • Samuel Blum, Ph.D.
  • Jared Taylor, Ph.D.
  • Joseph Feduska, Ph.D.
  • Dana Pham-Hua
  • Jonathan Feng
  • Zachary Koenig
KU School of Medicine

University of Kansas Medical Center
Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Mailstop 3029
Kansas City, KS 66160
PHONE: 913-588-7012
FAX: 913-588-7295